His name was Ole

So... He walked into a bank in New York City and asked for the loan Officer.

He told the loan officer that he was going to Paris for an Internationalredneck festival for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000 and that he wasnot a depositor of the bank.

The bank officer told him that the bank would need some form of securityfor the loan, so the Redneck handed over the keys to a new Ferrari. Thecar was parked on the street in front of the bank.

The Redneck produced the title and everything checked out.

The loan officer agreed to hold the car as collateral for the loan andapologized for having to charge 12% interest.

Later, the bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a good laugh atthe Redneck from ND for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral for a$5,000 loan.

An employee of the bank then drove the Ferrari into the bank's privateunderground garage and parked it.

Two weeks later, the Redneck returned, repaid the $5,000 and the interestof $23.07.

The loan officer said, "Sir, we are very happy to have had your business,and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a littlepuzzled.

While you were away, we checked you out on Dunn & Bradstreet and foundthat you are a Distinguished Alumni from The University of North Dakota, ahighly sophisticated investor and Multi-Millionaire with real estate andfinancial interests all over the world.

Your investments include a large number of oil wells around Williston, ND.

What puzzles us is, why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"

The good 'ole boy replied, "Where else in New York City can I park my carfor two weeks for only $23.07 and expect it to be there when I return?"

His name was Ole... .

Keep an eye on these ND boys!

Just because we talk funny does not mean we are stupid.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.Winston Churchill